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COUNCIL MEMBERS

The Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals is a high-level, independent and multistakeholder group comprising10 members from diverse sectors, both from the Global North and South. The Council aims to reconcile diverging interests to tackle the complex, interconnected challenges surrounding minerals for the energy transition.

SPECIAL ADVISORS

The Global Council is guided and assisted by a brain trust composed of Special Advisors - independent experts representing a diversity of organizations and sectors - providing evidence-based recommendations and acting in the interest of the Global Council. 

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Aditya Ramji

Director, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South

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Andrew Wilson

Deputy Secretary General - Policy, International Chamber of Commerce

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Bennett Freeman

Chair of the Advisory Board, Global Witness​

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Chris Beatty

Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs, TechMet

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Diana Gherasim

Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales​

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Erik Post

Senior Advisor to The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) 

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Jan Klawitter

Head of Government & International Relations, EU & APAC, Anglo American

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Joyce Raboca

Legal and Regulatory Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)​​

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Louis Maréchal

Senior Advisor - Minerals & Extractives, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)​​​​​​

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Mirna Adjami

Consultant​

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Pierre Petit-de-Pasquale

Standards Director, The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)​​​​​​

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Saliem Fakir

Executive Director, African Climate Foundation

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Veronica Bolton Smith

Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group 

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Alexandra Hegarty

Critical Minerals and Methane Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)

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Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara

Member of Parliament, Parliament of Sierra Leone, Pan-African Parliament

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Bryan Bille

Policy and Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

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Daniel Stauffacher

Earth Council

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Emily Iona Stewart

Head of Policy and EU Relations, Transition Minerals, Global Witness

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Gordon Poole

Senior Director, Camarco an APCO Worldwide Company​

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Jana Plananska

Director EU and Government Affairs, Norge Mining Ltd​​

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Lihui Sun

Vice President of Huayou Cobalt

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Ludivine Wouters

Managing Partner, Latitude Five

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Nicolas Leconte

Political Advisor on JETP and Energy Transition, European Delegation in Hanoi​​​​

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Raphaël Danglade

Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate & Development, Africa-Europe Foundation​​​​​​​​​​​

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Sulthan Khalifa Haroon Al Rashid

Researcher

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Vincenzo Conforti

Head of Government Relations Europe, Glencore

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Aman Chitkara

Independent Expert on Critical Minerals, Battery Recycling, and Energy Transition

 

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Assheton Carter

CEO and Founder, TDi Sustainability; Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance​

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Chiugo Aghaji

Extractives and Sustainability Consultant, CEA CONSULTANCY SERVICES​

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Denis Gyeyir

Africa Senior Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

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Erica Westenberg

Governance Programs Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

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Isabelle Ramdoo

Deputy Diector,  Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)​​

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Joël Flores-Carpio

CEO, STRATEGIS Global Advisors​​

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Liwei Chen

Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society​​

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Mike Blakeney

Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute​

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Peter Handley

Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ; Strategic Advisor on climate, energy and raw materials, HCSS​​

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Roland Chavasse

Secretary General and Co-Founder, International Lithium Association​

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Tom Moerenhout

Critical Materials Lead, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

Contact

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164 Rue de Vaugirard

75015 Paris, France​​

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